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Jenny Kropp:
 
Jenny Kropp
United States  
 
Vital Statistics
 

Photo: Ed Chan
Birth Date June 17, 1979 (45 years old)
Home Town Grand Island, NE
Resides Redondo Beach, CA
Height 6'2"
College Nebraska
  Best Finish Winnings
United States 1st (12 times) $258,355
   AVP 1st $147,555
   AVP HWN* 1st (4 times) $19,875
   NVL 1st $9,250
   Pro Beach 1st (7 times) $59,425
   USAV IDQ 1st $0
   Wide Open 1st (2 times) $22,250
International 17th (2 times) $5,550
   FIVB 17th (2 times) $5,550
NORCECA 1st (3 times) $5,300
   NORCECA 1st (3 times) $5,300
Overall 1st (15 times) $269,205
 
Bio Bits

Beach Bits:

• Kropp has partnered with three Olympians; Barbra Fontana, Holly McPeak and Nicole Branagh.
• Kropp is one of just two players (with Kerri Walsh) to average at least 1.1 blocks per game in each of the two seasons 2007-08.
• In just her second year full-time on the AVP Tour (2008), Kropp had only one tournament below ninth place.
• Reached the finals in the USA’s three biggest cities (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago) in 2015
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2015: Kropp and Pavlike played in the AVP season opener, then Kropp and Branagh teammed up for the remaining six events. The duo advanced to four title matches, the most of any team, winning once. Kropp led the AVP in blocks per set (1.31). On the FIVB Tour Kropp and Branagh plaed once, finishing 25th.
2014:
Did not compete.
2013:
Did not compete on AVP or FIVB.
2012:
Kropp and Pavlik continued their success domestically, winning six events plus a NORCECA tournament. They placed third in the two AVP events, and then lost in the country quota in their only FIVB appearance. Kropp also played one additional FIVB tournament with Nicole Branagh, placing 17th in the Gstaad Grand Slam.
2011:
Kropp continued playing with Pavlik, and in 15 tournaments across six tours, the duo won six times and finished second five times.
2010: In the season opener Kropp played with Nancy Reynolds, then formed a partnership with Whitney Pavlik, with a best of ninth three times in their five events.
2009: Kropp and Holly McPeak played together in the first three AVP events of the year, finishing ninth each time. Kropp then paired with Barbra Fontana for the remainder of the season, with a best of fifth. Kropp played her first international event to end the year, losing in the qualifier with Brittany Hochevar in an FIVB tournament.
2008: Kropp began playing with Nancy Mason, and they compiled nine finishes of seventh or better, including a third-place in Atlanta. The duo ended the season as the eighth-ranked team on the AVP Tour. Kropp was third in blocks per game (1.13) and fifth in kills per game (7.01).
2007: Prior to the season Kropp trained with Jenny Pavley and Heather Lowe. She began the season with a pair of tournaments with Julie Romias, and advanced to the main draw in both, finishing 17th and then 13th. She then changed partners to Pavley and placed 13th in six straight events before her breakout event in Chicago. Kropp and Pavley finished third after defeating four teams seeded in the top 10. In the four events following, they had a best of ninth, and Kropp earned the AVP Rookie of the Year award. Kropp ended the season third in blocks per game (1.15).
2006: Kropp played in two qualifiers in 2006, but did not advance to the main draw in either one.

College: Kropp was a middle blocker on Nebraska's undefeated team of 2000, with her coach labeling her the "heart of the team." She was a second-team All-American in 2001 as a senior, and twice was a first-team all-Region selection. She was fifth on the Nebraska career block charts, and stepped up her play in the postseason, with a 1.47 block per game average as well as a .340 hitting percentage in the NCAA Tournament. 

Personal: Following graduation from NU, Kropp played professionally in Puerto Rico in 2002-03.  She began playing volleyball when she was in seventh grade.  Her uncle, Tom Kropp, was drafted by the NFL, NBA and ABA, and was Nebraska's first inductee into the National High School Athletic Hall of Fame.  He retired in 2015 after 25 seasons as basketball coach at University of Nebraska-Kearney.  Kropp married Adam Goess in March 2008, and they had twins (a girl, Ella, and a boy, Carter) in December 2013.

 
 
Awards
 
  • AVP Best Blocker 2015
  • AVP Rookie of the Year 2007
  • AVP Team of the Year 2015 (Nicole Branagh)
 
Career Summary
 
United States
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 25th 33rd 57th CQ
2006 AVP 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 8.0 268th 0 0 0 0 2 0
2007 AVP 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 $17,887.50 971.0 35th 8 2 0 0 0 0
2008 AVP HWN* 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 $10,500.00     0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 AVP 17 0 0 1 0 3 5 7 $44,912.50 1,723.0 15th 1 0 0 0 0 0
2009 AVP HWN* 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 $9,375.00     0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 AVP 14 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 $27,605.00 2,205.0 17th 2 1 0 0 0 0
2010 AVP 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 $6,325.00 780.0 26th 1 0 1 0 0 0
2011 AVP 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00     0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Pro Beach 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 $20,925.00 1,008.0   0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 NVL 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 $6,750.00 1,290.0   0 0 0 0 0 0
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 25th 33rd 57th CQ
2011 USAV IDQ 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 $0.00 0.0   0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Wide Open 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 $22,250.00 0.0   0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 AVP 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 $8,750.00 1,220.0 7th 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Pro Beach 7 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 $38,500.00 1,550.0   0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 NVL 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 $2,500.00 360.0   0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 AVP 7 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 $34,300.00 2,010.0 1st 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 AVP 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 $3,500.00 270.0 76th 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 AVP 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 $4,275.00 569.0 54th 1 1 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  93
(68th)
12
(27th)
10 8 0 10 7 20 $258,355.00
(27th)
13,964.0   13 4 1 0 2 0
 
International
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 25th 33rd 57th CQ
2009 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 15.0 243rd 0 0 0 1 0 0
2012 FIVB 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $2,550.00 80.0 146th 0 1 0 0 0 1
2015 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $2,000.00 80.0 212th 0 0 1 0 0 0
2018 FIVB 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,000.00 130.0 334th 0 1 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $5,550.00
(704th)
305.0   0 2 1 1 0 1
 
 
 
NORCECA
Season Assoc Played 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th Money Points Rank 13th 17th 25th 33rd 57th CQ
2007 NORCECA 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 $200.00 90.0   0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 NORCECA 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 $1,050.00 155.0   0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 NORCECA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $850.00 100.0   0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 NORCECA 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 $1,700.00 180.0   0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 NORCECA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 $1,500.00 100.0   0 0 0 0 0 0
Total
(Rank)
  7
(137th)
3
(25th)
2 0 0 2 0 0 $5,300.00
(46th)
625.0   0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Overall
Total
(Rank)
  105
(186th)
15
(39th)
12 8 0 12 7 20 $269,205.00
(119th)
14,894.0   13 6 2 1 2 1
 
* AVP Hot Winter Nights events are exhibitions and only count for tournaments played and prize money won.
 
Red denotes ranked 1st
 
Victory List
 
Victory Date Assoc Location Partner Seed Winnings
1 3/20/2011 USAV IDQ Chula Vista Whitney Pavlik 2  
2 4/24/2011 NORCECA Boca Chica Whitney Pavlik 15 $850
3 6/26/2011 Wide Open Seaside Heights Whitney Pavlik 1 $3,750
4 7/24/2011 NVL Malibu Whitney Pavlik 1 $5,000
5 7/31/2011 Wide Open Chicago Whitney Pavlik 1 $7,500
6 8/28/2011 Pro Beach Manhattan Beach Whitney Pavlik 1 $10,000
7 4/1/2012 NORCECA Guatemala City Whitney Pavlik 1 $850
8 5/27/2012 Pro Beach Fort Lauderdale Whitney Pavlik 2 $5,500
9 6/24/2012 Pro Beach Belmar Whitney Pavlik 1 $5,000
10 7/15/2012 Pro Beach Chicago Whitney Pavlik 1 $5,500
Victory Date Assoc Location Partner Seed Winnings
11 7/22/2012 Pro Beach Hermosa Beach Whitney Pavlik 1 $5,500
12 8/26/2012 Pro Beach Manhattan Beach Whitney Pavlik 1 $5,500
13 9/23/2012 Pro Beach Huntington Beach Whitney Pavlik 1 $9,000
14 4/26/2015 NORCECA Grand Cayman Whitney Pavlik 13 $1,500
15 8/30/2015 AVP Chicago Nicole Branagh 3 $7,500
 

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